Genius is not so smart

No music released after May of 2010 can create a genius playlist - why? The galling part is today I'm watching a commercial and it shows a genius recommendation in the iTunes store from Brandon Flowers last album and it recommends Arcade Fire's last album - neither of which can generate a genius playlist.
So if it helps them sell product - it's updated in a timely fashion - if it helps you with music you already own - forget it.
Message was edited by: Spencer Lewis

Not to be rude, but does anyone actually bother to read about new versions of software before they upgrade. I have no need for Genius, but I understand the concept behind how it works. Genius is built on a learning algorithm and is therefore expected to improve over time. As [Macworld reported|http://www.macworld.com/article/135451/2008/09/itunes8.html?t=229] the day iTunes 8 was released,
Jobs said that the more people submit their information to Genius, the smarter the processing will get.
Genius is not supposed to be perfect at this point because it is operating on limited information. As more people use the feature, it should be able to better assess what constitutes a good suggestion not just based on similar purchases but also based on an individual user’s listening tastes and habits using information from the usage tags (e.g., last played, play count, skip count, ratings, etc.) that iTunes updates as you use the software.

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